Chadds Ford Dys 2025 kicks off on Saturday, September 13th, and runs through Sunday, September 14th. That means we’re just 50 days away from opening day! The countdown is on for reenactments, colonial crafts, live music, and the new Tavern Night in the Grove.
A student giving a demonstration of a classical Indian dance called Kuchipudi at Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Square. The dance is spiritual in nature, telling a story of people and their relationship with the Hindu gods. The dance is named after the village in which it originated.
A wide aperture yields a shallow depth of field. Sharp focus on the left, blurred on the right.
Not the masked man’s fiery horse. There’s no speed of light or cloud of dust, but it has a great face, nonetheless. Or maybe it’s just Chadds Ford’s version of Mr. Ed.
This little piggy has to stay home, or maybe it’s just hamming it up for the camera.
The exposed roots of a tree appear snake-like, like the hair on Medusa’s head. They almost seem to slither.
Cracks in a rock formation appear as a stylized dancing stick figure. Looks a little bit like JohnTravolta in "Saturday Night Fever."
The Victorian House on the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art campus has a spooky feel to it on a gray evening, a bit reminiscent of the house on the Addams Family. The building is one of several that will be demolished because of damage from Hurricane Ida flooding.
A male goose stands watch while the female incubates the eggs.
A bale of turtles takes advantage of a rare sunny afternoon at Anson B. Nixon Park.
Motion and stillness. The solidity of the sculpture balances the arcing motion of the branches.